Definisi : he tried his utmost to ~ his self-control, dia mencuba sedaya upaya utk mengawal dirinya; 3. hold or contain, menyimpan, membendung: clay soil ~s water, tanah liat menyimpan air; 4. keep in o’s memory, menyimpan: for years he ~ed the memory of those events, bertahun-tahun lamanya dia menyimpan kenangan ttg peristiwa-peristiwa itu; 5. engage services of (esp a barrister) by paying a fee, membayar retainer utk: the company ~s a lawyer, syarikat itu membayar retainer utk seorang peguam. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : vt 1. (fml) keep (st) back, mengekalkan: the original owner ~ed only a small part of the once vast estate, pemilik asalnya mengekalkan hanya sebahagian kecil drpd estet yg pd satu masa dulu begitu luas; 2. avoid losing, mengekalkan; (balance etc) mengawal: the Liberal Party ~ed the seat after the election, Parti Liberal mengekalkan kerusinya selepas pilihan raya itu; the champion ~ed the title, juara itu mengekalkan gelarannya; the material does not ~ its shape, bahan itu tdk mengekalkan bentuknya; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)